Rap at auction: Biggie's crown and Tupac Shakur letters

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Rivals in life, the rappers Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur are being united for an auction at Sotheby's, the first-ever dedicated hip-hop auction at a major international auction house.

Rap musician Tupac Shakur shown in this 1993 file photo. , the first-ever dedicated hip-hop auction at a major international auction house.

"The impact of hip-hop is everywhere -- sneakers, clothing, jewelry, art, music. I wanted to have a sale that really recognized how massive that impact really is," said Cassandra Hatton, the Sotheby's senior specialist who organized the sale. The crown has been in photographer Barron Claiborne's possession since he captured Biggie for the cover of Rap Pages magazine. Claiborne had provided the prop, hoping to portray Biggie as the king of New York. Sean "Diddy" Combs, owner of Biggie's label Bad Boy Entertainment, was with the rapper on the photo shoot.

"I'll always be there for you," Shakur wrote to her in one. In a poem, we writes: "Everything is so beautiful/since I fell in love." The trove also reveal his friendship with fellow student Jada Pinkett Smith, who he mentions in one letter: "Jada told me she can see how much I love you."

 

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